G’day mates! We’re celebrating Anzac Day with this bonza set of issues, so slap a few shrimps on the barbie and get ready for some ripper adventures from Australia and New Zealand! Issues 5847-5850 will go on sale from today, Thursday 24th April 2025!
5847 The Duel
The time has come for the crew of HMAS Wombat to strike out on their own adventure! With a Japanese destroyer helmed by Captain Aki Kato causing havoc in the shipping lanes, it falls to Captain John Griffin and his rough and ready crew to save the day once again!
But with Kato able to predict all of Griffin’s tricks, the battle for the Pacific soon turns into a duel to end all duels!
Nothing like a classic sea battle eh? Brent Towns gives us yet another swashbuckling adventure from the crew of the HMAS Wombat, with a cracking cover by Keith Burns. There’s thrills, spills, even a knife fight on a beach – crikey!
STORY: Brent Towns
ART: Esteve Polls
COVER: Keith Burns
5848 Battle Squadron
Before the war, Mike Stallard had fought as a pilot in China, Spain and South America. He hired out his skills to the highest bidder and always ended up where the dogfights were the fiercest.
Then he went to France with the RAF, fighting strictly to order in clumsy Fairey Battles against sleek, deadly Me109s. And unless the top brass listened to fighting men like Mike and let them fight in their own way, this was going to be the last war that Mike and his mates would ever fly in.
We’re spoiling you with our covers this round – a Kennedy AND a Bevan? Not to mention art from Jose Maria Jorge! You’re welcome. From the sea to the air, follow the rebellious Mike Stallard as he teaches the top brass a lesson in rulebreaking!
STORY: Brunt
ART: Jose Maria Jorge
COVER: Ian Kennedy
First published 1971
5849 The B-Team
Palestine, 1917. Sergeant Blake Burnstock and the rest of his section in the Australian Light Horses are always being made to feel second best – the B-team, their comrades call them. But when their rival unit, the A-team, are captured by the Turks, Burnstock and his boys consider it their duty to get them back. Unfortunately, their commanding officers don’t see it that way. Well, second best or not, they’re going to rescue their countrymen. Against orders and against the odds, the B-team are riding out!
We love a good underdog story here at Commando, and this one’s a beauty! Bombastic! Brilliant! Dominic Teague’s whip-sharp wit paired with the stunning art of Juan Fernandez and Neil Roberts is a recipe for a bonza of an issue!
STORY: Dominic Teague
ART: Juan Fernandez
COVER: Neil Roberts
5850 Crime in the Sands
Life in the small supply depot in North Africa was quiet for Nick Hart. He was miles away from the war and nothing exciting ever happened.
But that wasn’t going to last for long. Pretty soon he’d find himself behind enemy lines, playing a deadly cat-and-mouse game with the Germans — and the only men he could turn to for help were four hardened criminals
Coming to us from all the way back in 1982, this classic story of desert warfare from Roger Sanderson is sure to whet your appetite for another Commando staple – the rebellious criminals turned heroes! Complete with a gorgeous Jeff Bevan cover, this is not one to miss!
STORY: Roger Sanderson
ART: Cruz
COVER: Jeff Bevan
First Published in 1982
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